1. How do you write a powerful closing statement?

2. In this lesson, you will learn how to conclude your response by referring to the prompt and the “big ideas” of your response.

3. Let’s Review Identify the Question and Type of Writing Identify the Question and Type of Writing Write Your Response Write Your Response Revise Your Response Revise Your Response Plan Your Response Plan Your Response

4. Let’s Review Opening Opening Body 2 Body 2 Body 1 Body 1 Body 3 Body 3 Closing Closing

5. Let’s Review Dear Principal, I know there’s lots of fighting and lots of work to do, but is stopping recess the answer? I disagree with your decision to stop having recess. Recess gives us needed exercise, helps us get along together and gives us an important break in the school day. Dear Principal, I know there’s lots of fighting and lots of work to do, but is stopping recess the answer? I disagree with your decision to stop having recess. Recess gives us needed exercise, helps us get along together and gives us an important break in the school day.

6. Let’s Review Recess shouldn’t be stopped because children need exercise to stay healthy. Children need to build up their bodies as they grow. For many children in this school, recess is the only time they have for exercise. If we are unhealthy, we can’t focus on our learning. To keep our children healthy, we need to keep recess.

7. Let’s Review Without recess, children wouldn’t learn how to get along together. The best way to stop fighting is to let kids try to solve their own problems as a community. Recess is the only time when we can be together without teachers. If we don’t learn how to get along, it will be very difficult in high school and college. Recess is important for kids in learning how to get along.

8. Let’s Review Stopping recess would end an important break in the school day. Our day is over 6 hours long. During a test, my classmate could barely stay awake in the afternoon. Recess gives us a break so that we can be ready for the afternoon’s work. We just can’t finish our work during the day without recess.

9. Let’s Review A Common Mistake Writing a closing paragraph that doesn’t refer to the original prompt or question. Opening Opening Body 2 Body 2 Body 1 Body 1 ? Body 3 Body 3

10. Let’s Review A Common Mistake Your school principal has decided to stop having recess. Write a letter to your principal telling him why you agree or disagree with his decision.

11. Let’s Review Core Lesson Re-write your thesis statement. 1 2 Summarize your most important supporting details. 3 End with a strong sentence telling why your idea is important.

12. Let’s Review Core Lesson Re-write your thesis statement. 1 I disagree with your decision to stop having recess. I disagree with your decision to stop having recess.

13. Let’s Review Core Lesson 2 Summarize your most important supporting details. 1. Kids need exercise. 2. Helps kids get along. 3. Need a break in the school day. 1. Kids need exercise. 2. Helps kids get along. 3. Need a break in the school day.

14. Let’s Review Core Lesson Recess is an important break in the day when kids get exercise and learn to get along together. Recess is an important break in the day when kids get exercise and learn to get along together. 1. Kids need exercise. 2. Helps kids get along. 3. Need a break in the school day. 1. Kids need exercise. 2. Helps kids get along. 3. Need a break in the school day.

15. Let’s Review Core Lesson 3 End with a strong sentence telling why your idea is important. Who will be reading this? Your principal

16. Let’s Review Core Lesson Your principal 3 I know there’s lots of fighting and lots of work to do, but is stopping recess the answer? I know there’s lots of fighting and lots of work to do, but is stopping recess the answer? The “hook”

17. Let’s Review Core Lesson There are ways to improve our learning and to stop fighting, but stopping recess isn’t one of them. There are ways to improve our learning and to stop fighting, but stopping recess isn’t one of them. I know there’s lots of fighting and lots of work to do, but is stopping recess the answer? I know there’s lots of fighting and lots of work to do, but is stopping recess the answer?

18. Let’s Review Core Lesson I disagree with your decision to stop having recess. Recess is an important break in the day when kids get exercise and learn to get along together. There are ways to improve our learning and to stop fighting, but stopping recess isn’t one of them. Sincerely, I disagree with your decision to stop having recess. Recess is an important break in the day when kids get exercise and learn to get along together. There are ways to improve our learning and to stop fighting, but stopping recess isn’t one of them. Sincerely,

19. Let’s Review Core Lesson Re-write your thesis statement. 1 2 Summarize your most important supporting details. 3 End with a strong sentence telling why your idea is important.

20. In this lesson, you have learned how to conclude your response by referring to the prompt and the “big ideas” of your response.

21. Let’s Review Guided Practice Using the steps in this lesson, write a closing paragraph for the following prompt: The movie theater has decided to not show scary movies anymore. Write a letter to the theater manager telling him why you agree or disagree with his decision..

22. Let’s Review Extension Activities Look at the closing paragraph from the lesson. Can you write a different closing paragraph using different reasons?

23. Let’s Review Extension Activities Look at the closing paragraph. How would this paragraph change if the reader was NOT the principal? Choose a person below. Change the paragraph for that reader. (a) Your parents (b) Your best friend

24. Let’s Review Extension Activities I disagree with your decision to stop having recess. Recess is an important break in the day when kids get exercise and learn to get along together. There are ways to improve our learning and to stop fighting, but stopping recess isn’t one of them. Sincerely, I disagree with your decision to stop having recess. Recess is an important break in the day when kids get exercise and learn to get along together. There are ways to improve our learning and to stop fighting, but stopping recess isn’t one of them. Sincerely,

25. Let’s Review Quick Quiz Write a closing paragraph for your response to the prompt below. The cafeteria decided to stop serving pizza on Fridays. Write a letter to the head chef explaining why you agree or disagree with this decision.